The ‘T2’ director has made many of the highest-grossing films of all time

James Cameron at the box office

From the iconic lines of Arnold Schwarzeneggar’sTerminatorto the world of Pandora and Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet’s romance aboard theTitanic,James Cameron’s films have made a major impact on moviegoers and brought in big money at the box office.

AsTerminator 2: Judgement Dayreturns to theaters in 3-D, take a look back at the filmmaker’s biggest cinematic hits.

Avatar

Released:2009

Starring:Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver

Worldwide Box Office:$2.8 billion

Titanic

Released:1997

Starring:Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet

Worldwide Box Office:$2.2 billion

Terminator 2: Judgement Day

Released:1991

Starring:Arnold Schwarzeneggar, Linda Hamilton

Worldwide Box Office:$520 million

True Lies

Released:1994

Starring:Arnold Schwarzeneggar, Jamie Lee Curtis

Worldwide Box Office:$379 million

Aliens

Released:1986

Starring:Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn

Worldwide Box Office:$131 million

The Abyss

Released:1989

Starring:Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn

Worldwide Box Office:$90 million

The Terminator

Released:1984

Starring:Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton

Worldwide Box Office:$78 million

*All worldwide figures viaBox Office Mojo

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